Alaskan Smooch!

After Roland gives Sam the fright of his life he picks him up and gives him a big wet smooch as he can sense that Sam is not out there to cause harm. Too bad Sam, and his faithful dog Lassen,  thinks that he is about to be eaten by a huge polar bear. Roland just wants to show him some love! 8D

Alaskan Rush!

Sam Mc Ford was a cook in Seattle who lost interest in his mediocre job. Upon hearing from his brother, Ben, that he found gold in the Snake River near Nome, Alaska, Sam headed north to strike it rich and give up his tiring job as a cook. Sam went to the secret location that Ben revealed to him and lo and behold he found plenty of gold just inches underneath the edge of the river. However, Sam doesn't know that just behind him a huge polar beat snuck up behind him, Roland, to jokingly scare the wits out of him, while hoping that Sam's faithful husky, Lassen, doesn't give him away early! 8D

I came up with this idea while listening to the song "North to Alaska" by Johnny Horton and although this picture is pretty different than the song, it was certainly inspired by it. I wanted to come up with a group of 3 that would all come together and soon become friends in 1890's Alaska, just a bit before the Nome Gold Rush. 

Media: ink, markers, and color pencils on drawing paper

End of the Hunt!

A human hunter wandered into the Paw Valley's forest hoping to shoot some off guard animal for his trophy collection at home. Fortunately, Rusty picked up his scent and crept up on him from behind a nearby tree, saving both himself and his friends in the process! Although Rusty's not a killer himself, he wasn't about to let the hunter go unpunished. His gun was twisted around his neck and stripped of most of his clothing to be dropped into a bush of poison oak! Happy Landings! 8D